Pop Culture Happy Hour: Grammys And Culture To Improve Your Worst Days
On this week’s show, we chat about the horror show that was last Sunday night’s Grammy Awards. How do we …
‘Bullhead’: ‘Roid Rage And Murder Among The Herds
The beginning of Raging Bull finds Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion played by Robert De Niro, a sad shadow …
‘On The Ice’: Boys With A Secret, And A Chill Inside
In Barrow, Alaska, they must be dancing in the streets. For the second time this month, a tiny town that …
In Love And ‘War,’ All’s Fairly Wretched
“You’re not good at lying,” says FDR Foster to his best buddy, Tuck, in This Means War. He’s right: The …
‘Michael’: A Deliberate Study In Horrific Routine
The title character of Markus Schleinzer’s Michael lives a meticulous life: good career at an insurance company, well-kept home in …
Halt In ‘Colbert Report’ Production Reportedly Due To Family Emergency
Provocateur comedian Stephen Colbert is known for many things. Silence has not been among them — until now. An abrupt …
‘Undefeated’ Filmmakers Talk Friday Nights’ Fights
By 2009, after years of losses, the all-black football team at Manassas High School in inner-city North Memphis, Tenn., was …
Stephen Sondheim: Examining His Lyrics And Life
Stephen Sondheim’s 1981 musical Merrily We Roll Along is in the middle of a two-week run at the New York …
Hell’s Music: A ‘Guide For Boys’ With Adult Themes
Today’s poetry is packed with unpoetic stuff: dirty words and references to disposable pop culture. So, how do you tell …
More Than Melancholy: ‘In-Flight’ Stories Soar
The Brits: You’ve got to hand it to them. The Empire may be long gone, but they still reign supreme …
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